1. Terry Reid is known to have turned down an offer by Jimmy Page to be the lead vocalist of the band that became Led Zeppelin as well as an offer from Ritchie Blackmore to front Deep Purple.
26 Facts About Terry Reid
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Terrance James Terry Reid was born in Paxton Park Maternity Home, Little Paxton, St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.
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Terry Reid lived in the village of Bluntisham and attended St Ivo School, St Ives.
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At the time, Terry Reid was playing for a local band, The Redbeats, who regularly performed at the River Club in St Ives.
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Terry Reid came to the attention of producer Mickie Most, who became his manager and who was in partnership with Peter Grant at the time.
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The song "Without Expression", from Bang Bang, You're Terry Reid, written by Reid at age 14 and later recorded under different titles.
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Terry Reid had already committed to go on the road for two tours with the Rolling Stones and another with Cream.
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Terry Reid rejected an offer from Ritchie Blackmore to replace the departing Rod Evans in Deep Purple.
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In 1969, Terry Reid supported British tours, notably Jethro Tull and Fleetwood Mac.
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Terry Reid did not appear at the infamous Rolling Stones concert at Altamont Music Festival.
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In December 1969, Terry Reid had a falling out with producer Mickie Most, who wanted Terry Reid to become a balladeer and strictly follow Most's own formula.
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Unable to record or release his music, Terry Reid concentrated on live work, mostly in the US whilst awaiting the outcome of litigation with Most, making only sporadic UK performances during that period.
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That same year, Terry Reid was signed by Ahmet Ertegun to Atlantic Records, with his band consisting of David Lindley, Lee Miles and Alan White; they began recording in the UK and later switched to the US.
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For Rogue Waves, Terry Reid enlisted Lee Miles on bass, Doug Rodrigues on lead guitar and John Siomos on drums, recording at Brother's Studios in Santa Monica, California.
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Terry Reid retired his solo career in 1981 to concentrate on session work, appearing on albums by Don Henley, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt.
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In 1991, Terry Reid returned with producer Trevor Horn for the WEA album The Driver.
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In late 2002, Terry Reid returned to the UK with longtime bass player Lee Miles for three shows at the [WOMAD] festival near Reading, his first live appearance in years.
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Between 2002 and 2012, Terry Reid appeared at the Glastonbury Festival several times and many other festivals: The Isle of Wight, The Secret Garden, The Rhythm Festival, and All Tomorrows Parties.
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On 26 June 2009, Terry Reid appeared with Rainey at Great Yarmouth club, The Residence, where Terry Reid was reunited with Peter Jay for the first time in over 15 years.
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Terry Reid is popular with newer artists as a collaborator; the pairing of Shine and Terry Reid led to him spending a week in Paris to record several tracks as guest vocalist.
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Shine featuring Terry Reid was released as an EP in November 2009.
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Terry Reid was in San Francisco lending his voice to the track "Listen" by DJ Shadow as one of a few bonus tracks added to his best of album.
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Terry Reid is acknowledged by Robert Plant as the outstanding voice of his generation and an influence on Led Zeppelin's early material and is credited by Jimmy Page for connecting him to Robert Plant.
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Cheap Trick recorded Terry Reid's "Speak Now" for their 1977 debut album.
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The American rock group The Split Squad recorded a cover of Terry Reid's "Tinker Taylor" for their debut album, Now Hear This.
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In 2020, a recording of Chris Cornell covering Terry Reid's "To Be Treated Rite" was released on his posthumous album No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol.